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Thierry Déau is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Meridiam, a leading independent global investor and asset manager specialized in developing, financing and managing long-term public infrastructure projects.

Career
After graduating from France’s engineering school l'Ecole nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Thierry Déau began his career in Malaysia with the construction firm GTM International. He then joined France’s Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, where he held several positions within its investment and development subsidiary Egis Projects, from Project Manager in Manila, Philippines, then Director of Concession Projects in Paris to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Egis in 2001.

During his tenure at Egis he headed up international operations for the Egis Group executive committee, served on its risk management committee and acted as Member and Chairman on the boards of several subsidiaries.

In 2004, before founding Meridiam, Thierry Déau joined AECOM Technology as Director.

In 2005, Thierry Déau established Meridiam, with operational and financial support from AECOM Technology and the Crédit Agricole Group. He is currently Meridiam’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as well as its main shareholder.

Commitments
Thierry Déau is Chairman of the board of directors of the Long-term infrastructure investors association (LTIIA). Founded in 2014, this association aims to promote best practices within the investment industry and facilitates cooperation with policy makers. Based in Paris, it brings together investors from over 10 countries.

Thierry Déau is also one of the leaders of Engineers Without Borders, a French international aid organisation founded in 1982. He is member of the board of directors of the Fondation des Ponts, Foundation of theEcole nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and member of several organisations such as the Trilateral Commission , the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) , the Clinton Global Initiative as well as the World Economic Forum. He is also a partner and sponsor of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

In 2015, Thierry Déau established the Endowment fund Archery, whose mission is to support young leaders who are involved in public life (engineers, artists, politicians and entrepreneurs).

Vision
Thierry Déau defends a particular view of public-private partnerships in the infrastructure sector by placing social and environmental responsibility at the heart of the long-term investment projects developed by his company.

As such, Thierry Déau is regularly invited to share his vision at high-level summits, notably at the World Bank, the World Economic Forum as well as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

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External link
www.meridiam.com